Tadesse or Tadese is a name of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
n origin. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Tadesse Alemu (?–2007), traditional Ethiopian singer
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Tadesse Birru
Tadesse Birru (1921 – 19 March 1975) was an Ethiopian general of the Imperial Ethiopian Army and civil rights activist. Initially a strong proponent of Ethiopian unity, Tadesse eventually became an activist for the empowerment of the Oromo pe ...
(1921–1975), Ethiopian army officer and revolutionary
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Tadesse Mamechae (Tadesse Mamecha Gebre-Tsadik, born 1941), Ethiopian sculptor
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Tadese Tola (born 1987), winner of the 2008 New York City Half Marathon
Surname
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Feyse Tadese (born 1988), Ethiopian half marathon specialist
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Kidane Tadese (born 1987), 2008 Olympian and brother of Zersenay Tadese
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Meba Tadesse (born 1986), team silver medallist in the 2003 World Cross Country Championships
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Mekdes Bekele Tadese (born 1987), 2007 All-Africa Games silver medallist in steeplechase
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Mestawat Tadesse (born 1985), female athlete specialising in 1500 metres
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Sinedu Tadesse (1974–1995), committed murder-suicide on a Harvard University campus
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Zersenay Tadese
Zersenay Tadese (Tigrinya: ዘርእሰናይ ታደሰ; born 8 February 1982) is an Eritrean long-distance track and road running athlete. He held the men's half marathon world record from 2010 to 2018. His bronze medal in the 10,000 metres ...
(born 1982), four-time World Half Marathon champion and Olympic bronze medallist
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Amharic-language names